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Single Idea 3793

[filed under theme 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / h. Against ethics ]

Full Idea

We need a critique of moral values; the value of these values themselves must just be called in question.

Gist of Idea

We must question the very value of moral values

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals [1887], Pre f§3)

Book Ref

Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Elbow Room - Free will worth wanting' [MIT 1999], p.46


A Reaction

But we must start somewhere with values, to avoid an infinite regress.